Practical Hacks For Agile Leadership

Powerful social science tools for leadership

What you'll learn

Hacks for leading under any circumstances

How to align complex and cross-functional systems

Hacks for better communication

How to harness group dynamics for productivity and morale

How to hack the force field and break the homeostasis in any system

Requirements

None

Description

Today's leaders need more than technical skills. They need self-awareness, interpersonal, group, and systems skills to help them navigate in increasingly complex and cross-functional environments. They need to be the calm in the eye of the storm, adapting constantly to new challenges not as a lone warrior, but as a catalyst for teamwork. Teamwork is the most important hack for a leader, but not always the easiest hack to access. Most arrive in leadership positions because they have been skilled and reliable contributors. Thinking back to their family of origin, which this course guides self-reflection on from the perspective of family systems thinking, leaders were often highly responsible kids, who are used to functioning independently and expect others to do the same. They may live by the old adage, "If you want something done right, do it yourself." Unfortunately that reflects a systems concept called "over-functioning," which actually causes "underfunctioning" in the rest of team and in the larger system. Hacks for balancing over and under functioning are an example of the systems thinking gems available in this course. Your instructor, Gilmore Crosby, has worked with thousands of leaders at all levels, in organizations such as Dupont, ALCOA, Beiersdorf, PECO Nuclear, Entergy, Jamalco, Campari, Contadina, Treehouse, Red Stripe, Sound Transit, Moon Palace Resort, The Samish Indian Nation and many others. He is also senior faculty for the Leadership Institute of Seattle (LIOS), and has written six books related to leadership. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to bear on on helping you become the most effective and agile leader you can be. This course will equip you with creative short-cuts to high personal and team performance, guiding you as you experiment and practice in your real life as you learn. It is designed with immediate results in mind. More importantly, it will teach you to fish by equipping you with skills for continuous self and team improvement. Mr. Crosby will be right there with, offering a life-time commitment to helping you think through and learn from the challenges you face. In this course you'll learn:Hacks for leading under any circumstancesHow to align complex and cross-functional systemsHacks for decreasing misunderstanding, resolving conflict, and improving communicationHow to harness group dynamics for productivity and moraleHow to hack the force field and break the homeostasis in any systemThis course is challenging but relatively quick, containing 10 lectures and approximately 100 minutes of video content. There are short quizzes after each segment and agile leadership downloads to drive learning home. It's designed for anyone, regardless of experience level, who wants to be a more agile and effective leader, with the added benefit of life hacks for professional and personal life.  If you are ready to become an effective and agile leader, enroll today!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Ultimate Lewin Hack

Section 2: Leadership Hacks

Lecture 3 Lewin's Leadership Model

Lecture 4 Structure Hacks

Lecture 5 Freedom Hacks

Lecture 6 Lewin's Democratic Style of Situational Leadership

Lecture 7 Self-Differentiated Leadership

Lecture 8 Decision Making

Lecture 9 Assignment 1: Feedback

Section 3: Group Dynamics Hacks

Lecture 10 Group Dynamics Hacks

Lecture 11 Tuckman's Model Hacks

Lecture 12 On-line and In-person Meeting Hacks

Lecture 13 Reality Hacks

Lecture 14 Breaking the Homeostasis Hacks

Lecture 15 Assignment 2: Meeting Assessment

Section 4: Alignment Hacks

Lecture 16 Alignment Hacks

Lecture 17 Overfunctioning and Underfunctioning

Lecture 18 Project Planning Documentary

Lecture 19 Sponsor Assessment

Lecture 20 Agent Assessment

Lecture 21 Assignment 3: Sponsor/Agent Assessments

Section 5: Communication Hacks

Lecture 22 The Interpersonal Gap

Lecture 23 Gap Closing Communication Hacks

Lecture 24 DEI Behavior Description Quiz

Lecture 25 Feeling Description Quiz

Section 6: Family of Origin Hacks

Lecture 26 Birth Order

Lecture 27 Attachment and Birth Order

Lecture 28 Triangles

Lecture 29 Triangulation

Lecture 30 Hacking your Inner Guidance System

Section 7: Life Hacks

Lecture 31 Be the Change

Lecture 32 The Undiscovered Self

Lecture 33 Slay the Dragon

Lecture 34 Come Alive!

This course is for anyone, new or experienced, who wants to lead or influence